Discerning Spiritual Climates and Battling Jezebel’s Witchcrafts

Exhaustion; that’s the best word to describe how I’ve felt for the past two weeks. And there is no natural reason for it. I’ve been sleeping plenty. Drinking lots of water. Getting plenty of exercise. (Enjoying more than my quota of Starbucks!)

Yet the morning I penned this article—despite sleeping nine hours the night before—I went back to sleep for two hours after taking my daughter to school. And when I woke up, I was still exhausted—and disgusted.

I was starting to wonder what was wrong with me. And then I got a friendly reminder revelation from the Holy Spirit: It’s witchcraft. Wicked witchcraft. How could I forget? It caught me off guard. Now I'm warning you.

Discerning Spiritual Climates
I don’t know where you live, but I live in South Florida where the spiritual climate often seems as hard as bronze. (Bronze heavens are part of the curse of the law, according to Deut. 28:23). South Florida is sometimes called the “evangelist’s graveyard.” The spiritual climate is intense.

Sometimes, it seems like our prayers hit a bronze ceiling and fall back down to the earth again. Of course, we know that’s not true because God hears the prayers of the righteous (Prov. 15:8). But prayer often feels like a heated battle when you are in a tight spiritual climate with strongholds like witchcraft and Jezebel. Sometimes you don’t even feel like praying.

The Bible talks about rebellion as the sin of witchcraft (1 Sam. 15:23). Well, South Florida is home to a cornucopia of cultural rebellion through homosexuality, an active drug scene, naughty nightclubs and the like. The Bible talks about Jezebel and her witchcrafts (2 Kings 9:22). Well, South Florida is home to a diverse population that has brought Santeria from Cuba, Voodoo from Haiti and Rastafari—and God knows what other devils—from the Caribbean islands. You might say the principalities and powers here are as eclectic as the population.

But there’s another element that contributes to the witchcraft in my region and maybe in yours too, especially during this time of year: Mary worship. My experience living here over the past decade tells me that Mary worship empowers the Jezebel spirit. Remember, I’d been exhausted for about the past two weeks. There was no natural reason for it. But there was a supernatural reason for it. It’s no coincidence that Lent started on Feb. 22—about two weeks ago.

Mary Worship and Jezebel
See, during Lent some have a tendency to exalt Mary, the mother of Jesus. But we know that's not God's will. God has highly exalted Jesus and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee must bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that He is Lord, to the glory of the Father (Phil 2:9-11).

Where Mary is exalted, I believe it empowers the spirit of Jezebel and her witchcrafts. Some people in some religions refer to Mary as the “Queen of Heaven.” But Ashtoreth, the chief pagan goddess of war and sex mentioned in the Old Testament, is also known as the Queen of Heaven. And it’s the Ashtoreth spirit that’s behind Jezebel. The Lord speaks of the queen of heaven in Jeremiah 7, noting that the people of Judah were giving offerings to other gods and provoking Him to anger. The Old Testament Jezebel’s father, Ethbal, was the high priest of the goddess Ashtoreth, the queen of heaven. Can you connect the dots?

During Lent—at least in South Florida—the spirit of witchcraft gets so thick it seems like you have to cut through it with a power saw. Spiritual witchcraft (I’m not talking about practitioners of Wicca, so you can refrain from the séances and curses against me) is a spiritual force that causes you to feel like quitting and giving up. From my experience, it can make you tired in your body. The imaginations hitting your mind become more intense. And infirmities can manifest.

Indeed, witchcraft can cause you to grow weary in well-doing and even faint if you don’t know what you are dealing with—and how to battle it. So how do you battle it? You battle witchcraft like you battle every other principality, power, ruler of the darkness of this age, or spiritual host of wickedness (Eph. 6:12).http://jenniferleclaire.org/the-spiritual-warriors-guide-to-defeating-jezebel

Battling Jezebel’s Witchcrafts
Always remember, we aren’t wrestling against flesh and blood, yet we do need to put on our whole armor and engage in the battle. Passivity isn’t going to deliver you from Jezebel’s witchcraft.

“For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down imaginations and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled” (2 Cor. 10:3-6).

When it comes to witchcraft, we have to withstand it. The Amplified Bible says to “be firm in faith [against his onset—rooted, established, strong, immovable, and determined]” (1 Peter 5:9). It’s easy enough to give in to witchcraft, especially if you don’t know what is attacking you. So again, when you feel like giving up, when you feel tired for no reason, when you have strong confusion, when you are fighting an intense battle in your mind, and when infirmities are manifesting, it could be witchcraft. Resist it at its onset. Cast it off. Submit yourself to God. Resist the devil [stand firm against him], and he will flee from you (James 4:7 AMP).
Again, submit yourself to the Lordship of Christ. Exalt His name. Thank Him for His blood. Rejoice in the Lord. This morning, before I even recognized I was covered with witchcraft I turned on some music and began to worship God. Praise and worship carry breakthrough. That’s often all it takes to change the spiritual climate in your home. And that’s where we should start because He is worthy of our adoration.

If worship doesn’t break the witchcraft, take authority over it in the name above all names. Witchcraft has to bow at the name of Jesus. But make sure you don’t have any common ground with the enemy. Repent for any rebellion in your heart and surrender your will anew to God. Remember, we are more than conquerors in Christ and no weapon formed against us can prosper—not even witchcraft. Our job is to be spiritually discerning enough to catch the devil at his onset, resist him, rebuke him and praise God for the victory. Amen.

I'd sure like more scriptural revelation on fatigue and tiredness being a spirit of witchcraft because I, too, have been just about buried by something that over a period of weeks and/or months has kept me so, so tired, so exhausted, but now that I have at least the revelation from Jennifer that it is a spirit of witchcraft, I will come against it like I have all of the enemy's wicked works. The Lord has promised me that the books He had me write will also be published, as they were written to minister to the body of Christ to help equip them to overcome the unseen enemy. My main book, entitled, Soldiers Trained For War, I am believing will be published very soon. My whole heart, soul, and reason for being is to get these books into the hands of every hurting, demonized (without knowing it) Christian, so they too can kick him out of their lives forever! Thanks so much for what you shared here, Jennifer!

Posted by Betty Hadden on 2015-01-21 13:36:04

My parents is catholic and I remember as a child, I would feel uncomfortable praying to Mary. I remember telling that it's idolatry but they never listen. Your explanation explain so much truth

Posted by Maya Han on 2014-09-28 21:30:22

Hi, I have personally dealt with a man who has a Jezebel Sprit, and the effects of being in that relationship caused a great deal of harm to me and my family, and until God revealed to me that he was operating under this evil spirit, many bad things happened. I had known this man for seven years, and had no idea that he was under Jezebel's influence. This man confessed to being a Satanist also, and had many other problems with mental health. God delivered me from the grips of this man, and Jezebel for which I am grateful, and see God's love for me because it could have been so much worse. I read a book that John Paul Jackson wrote on, "Unmasking The Jezebel Spirit" that was an eye opener. The Lord used this book to help me see the things he was doing, and I highly recommend this book to anyone who thinks they are dealing with this.

Posted by Shawna Gentry on 2014-09-22 13:42:36

yes, that's a powerful thing. No wonder why intercessors are always target of the enemy and many people in intercession go through a lot of stuff that relates to how they serve the church. praise God you eventually got your breakthrough after worship.

Posted by wisdom mupudzi on 2013-05-26 21:35:15

wow!! Janine,thanks for sharing. I had no idea that the owner of Starbucks is into witchcraft..

Posted by wisdom mupudzi on 2013-05-26 21:32:58

Well first of all sis going to STARBUCKS ? you are JUST opening the DOOR for the devil by BUY coffee there when the owner is into the ILLUMINATI and also WITCHCRAFT by the picture on their cup? Haven't you checked it out before ? I live in Calf and there is alot of catholic churches and gays out here but I live in OC so its NOT SO BAD but I don't have ANY EFFECTS like you do sis and I deal in deliverance ministry for over 15 years ? I think it was the witchcraft that you didn't realize is at the COFFIEE SHOP ! ok

Posted by Janine Henschel on 2013-03-09 06:04:57

That is why as intercessors and prophetesses we HAVE to not forget to put on the armor Daily, one time I was feeling weird and just didn't feel normal and felt attacked and then Abba said to me "You forgot to put on your armor today " and I said Oh my Goodness, I was so busy that I had forgot to pray that over myself, Abba has given us the BLOOD the ARMOR and the word of Yahweh to protect ourselves, he has given us the tools per say to cover us but most followers of Yeshua don't pray these things over themselves which I have learned to do daily !!! I even heard from a man that used to be a witch, that is now saved, that they would pray against intercessors and people that do deliverance and he said that the demons could tell the ones that had power that they couldn't even TOUCH because of the anointing on their lives and the weak ones that they could attack.. I even had felt attacked for the last 2 days but when I soaked in worship for 2 hours today, and took a nap, it was ALL GONE !!! and woke up REFRESHED !!! amen Posted by Janine Henschel on 2012-09-03 05:14:51

Greetings Sister. I am so blessed to have come across your website. This column is an answer to prayer for a dear friend of mine whose 15 year old child has been battling an unknown, debilitating illness for the past 6 months. Without knowing the manifestations of the Jezebel spirit I now see how that is probably what is afflicting her and her daughters. Thank you for sharing your personal problems and their spiritual causes so that others may understand how spiritual warfare operates. May you be blessed and God be glorified in your writings.Posted by Marya on 2012-08-28 22:26:04

By my estimation, about 80% of the demonic activities/attacks against people, especially the Christians in the United Kingdom is health-related and a t the very bottom of virtually all the activities is withccraft. If a believer does not appreciate the concept of "Divine Health", it is difficult for such a believer in the UK to see this. This is one reason why the Churches are virtually not fighting back... their primary faith is in the government health system, that has enslaved their faith.Posted by Ed on 2012-05-17 18:55:06

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Jennifer LeClaire’s passion is to see the lost come to Christ and equip believers to understand the will and ways of God. She carries a reforming voice that seeks to turn hearts to the Lord and edify the Body of Christ.